KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): Latheefa Koya is lodging a police report tomorrow on a purported plan to ruin the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner’s reputation, as a result of the audio recordings of certain telephone conversations that were released last week.
“It has now come to my knowledge that in reaction to my disclosure on Jan 8, a criminal plot has been set in motion to fabricate and distribute materials intended to cast a slur upon my personal reputation.
“We believe that a lawyer is among the culprits involved in this plot,” said MACC’s chief in a statement this evening.
Latheefa said her special officer will lodge a police report tomorrow morning and hand over evidence to the police.
“I wish to send a clear message to those who are behind this, that I will not be threatened or intimidated from carrying out my duty as the Chief Commissioner of the MACC.
“The public has placed great faith in the MACC to cleanse our country from the scourge of corruption. I intend to carry out this duty, no matter what personal attacks or threats are made against me, now or in future,” Latheefa said.
Latheefa and the commission had faced continuous pressure from the general public, after the release of the audio recordings which feature former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in conversation with several individuals including his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and former MACC chief Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad.
Earlier today, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador told reporters that the police will be calling in Latheefa over the release of tapped phone calls.
"Yes, Puan Latheefa Koya will be asked to give a statement. A few questions need to be answered. All angles will be reviewed," Abdul Hamid said at a press conference at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman here earlier.